How chatbots — and their makers — are enabling AI psychosis
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Verge senior AI reporter Hayden Field and New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill discuss the significa...
How brands and creators are fighting for your attention — and your money
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Hank Green, the cofounder of Complexly. I’m back for my second guest hosting spot here on ...
Sierra CEO Bret Taylor on why the AI bubble feels like the dotcom boom
11 Sep 2025
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This is Alex Heath. For my final episode as your Thursday episode guest host, I recently sat down wi...
Sal Khan is hopeful that AI won't destroy education
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Hank Green, cofounder of Complexly. You might remember last year when I turned the tables on...
The quest to keep OpenAI honest
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite being one of the most valuable companies in the world, OpenAI is still technically a nonprof...
Rewind: Bookshop CEO's crusade to save books from Amazon
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Senior Producer Nick Statt. We’re on a small break for the ...
Is ChatGPT killing higher education?
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! Decoder senior producer Kate Cox here. I’m afraid I’m still not Nilay, but I hope you’v...
Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. One of the bigg...
How the head of Obsidian went from superfan to CEO
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Obsidian is a note-taking and productivity app that occupies the same "second brain" space as compet...
ChatGPT chief Nick Turley doesn't want you too attached to AI
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. Today, I’m ta...
Notion's CEO wants you to demand better from your tools
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of Platformer and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. This is ...
GitHub's CEO says AI coding is ‘here to stay’
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge. My guest today is GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke. In many ...
Why tech is racing to adopt AI coding
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork po...
Why AI researchers are getting paid like NBA All-Stars
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. Today I'm joine...
Can we ever trust an AI lawyer?
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is CNBC journalist Jon Fortt. This is the last episode I’ll be guest-hosting for Nilay while ...
We are not ready for better deepfakes
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host. Today I'm talking with Gaurav Misra, the CEO o...
Why tech billionaires want a ‘corporate dictatorship’
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Jon Fortt, CNBC journalist. I’m guest-hosting for a couple more episodes of Decoder this s...
Perplexity CEO on why the browser is AI's killer app
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Alex Heath, deputy editor at The Verge. Nilay’s out on parental leave for the next few mon...
How decision making will change when AI answers are cheap and (too) easy
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Jon Fortt, CNBC journalist, co-host of Closing Bell Overtime, and creator and host of the Fo...
Inside the AI startup frenzy: ‘Everyone’s pivoting, then pivoting again’
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Decoder, Ellis Hamburger — former journalist at The Verge, early Snap employee,...
How SharkNinja took over the home
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s summertime, which means it’s time for our annual grilling episode. In years past we’ve ta...
Why Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg went to war over WordPress
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Matt Mullenweg, the founder and CEO of Automattic and the public face of W...
Hinge CEO Justin McLeod says dating AI chatbots is 'playing with fire'
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Hinge founder and CEO Justin McLeod. Hinge is one of the biggest dating ap...
Monopoly isn’t a game (with Lina Khan)
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone, it’s Nilay. Decoder is on a short summer break right now, but we’ll be back starti...
Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith isn’t afraid of AI robots replacing human labor
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith. Taskrabbit is an interesting company; it’s kn...
Why Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela thinks AI filmmaking is the future
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Runway CEO and co-founder Cris Valenzuela. This one’s special: Cris and ...
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants to build the everything app
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. This is Brian’s fourth time on the show, and he...
How private equity kills companies and communities
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with journalist Megan Greenwell about her new book Bad Company: Private Equity ...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the next phase of AI
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In what's become a bit of a Decoder tradition, I spoke with Google CEO Sundar Pichai in person after...
Why Uber's CEO is okay with reinventing the bus
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. We recorded this conversation on the same day ...
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on how AI can save the web, not destroy it
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Kevin Scott, the chief technology officer of Microsoft, and one of the com...
Workday's new product head hopes he can make you like Workday
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Gerrit Kazmaier, the brand-new president of product and technology at Work...
Did Apple get too big for its own good?
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re doing something a little different today — I asked my friend John Gruber of Daring Firebal...
Reuters is ready to stand up for the press — and embrace AI
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Paul Bascobert, who is the president of Reuters, as part of a special Thur...
NYT publisher AG Sulzberger on Trump, OpenAI, and the economy
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone, it’s Nilay. We’re off today, but we’ll be back Thursday, so stay tuned. In the m...
What Trump has broken in 100 days
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has happened in the first 100 days of Trump's second term. It’s nearly too much to keep up w...
Decoder Live: Fired FTC commissioners fight back
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A few days ago, I hosted a panel with FTC commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya at the I...
The case for breaking up Google has never been stronger
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re talking about the very real possibility that Google might be broken up by the United S...
Verizon’s consumer chief: Net neutrality ‘went literally nowhere’
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As CEO of Verizon's consumer division, Sowmyanarayan Sampath oversees the biggest part of the compan...
How Trump’s tariffs actually work on the ground
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the ways I’ve been trying to sort out the chaos of tariffs and trade wars is by talking to ...
Are prediction markets gambling? Robinhood's Vlad Tenev is betting not
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Vlad Tenev, the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, which started as a way to...
Why DOGE is killing the agency that stops banks from ripping you off
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rohit Chopra was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head until the end of January, when Presid...
UiPath CEO Daniel Dines on AI agents replacing our jobs
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Daniel Dines, the co-founder and once again the CEO of UiPath, a software ...
What AI anime memes tell us about the future of art and humanity
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re diving head first into the AI art debate, which to be honest, is an absolute mess. If...
How Unity CEO Matt Bromberg stopped the ‘war’ against its customers
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unity is one of those hidden in plain sight companies we love here on Decoder, and CEO Matt Bromberg...
Capitalism vs. the bird flu
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re talking about bird flu, but in a pretty Decoder way. Science journalist Lauren Leffer,...
Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on why push-button AI is “insulting” to musicians
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Kakul Srivastava, CEO of music creation platform Splice, which is one of t...
The movement to take down Tesla
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking about the Tesla Takedown protest movement, which has emerged as a way for people...
How Trump's tariff chaos is already changing global trade
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I'm talking to Evan Smith, who started Altana in 2019 because he predicted the first wave of globali...
Why the Take It Down Act is a not a law, but a weapon
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking to Verge policy editor Adi Robertson about a bill called the Take It Down Act, ...
Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour on AI, press freedom, and the future of news
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Almar Latour is the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and also CEO of its parent company, Dow Jon...
Flying is still safe, for now — but the FAA isn’t
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So today I’m talking to Andy Hawkins, The Verge’s transportation editor, about what’s going on...
Amazon’s Panos Panay on the long road to Alexa’s AI overhaul
Mon, 03 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Panos Panay is in charge of devices and services at Amazon — that's everything from Alexa and Kind...
Amazon’s Panos Panay on the long road to Alexa’s AI overhaul
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Panos Panay is in charge of devices and services at Amazon — that's everything from Alexa and Kind...
Elon Musk's polarizing ascent in the MAGA movement
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Alex Heath, deputy editor of The Verge. I’m guest hosting today’s episode while Nilay is...
Vimeo CEO Philip Moyer is betting on the human touch — and AI
Mon, 24 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Vimeo started many years ago as something of an artsier, more creative competitor to YouTube. Its la...
Vimeo CEO Philip Moyer is betting on the human touch — and AI
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vimeo started many years ago as something of an artsier, more creative competitor to YouTube. Its la...
Why gaming never had its Netflix moment
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is David Pierce, editor-at-large at The Verge. Nilay is off this week for a much-deserved break...
The FCC is a now a weapon in Trump’s war on free speech
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The First Amendment, protecting free speech and free media, is a pillar of US law. It is, famously, ...
Sen. Ron Wyden is here to stop Elon Musk
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Senator Ron Wyden, a democrat and the senior senator from Oregon. He’s b...
Elon Musk's presidency is just getting started
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re discussing a very big problem with extremely far-reaching consequences: Do we still h...
Bookshop CEO Andy Hunter's crusade to save books from Amazon
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Hunter is the CEO of Bookshop.org, a website he launched in 2020 that lets local bookshops sell...
DeepSeek, Stargate, and the new AI arms race
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today, we’re talking about DeepSeek, and how the open source AI model built by a Chinese startup h...
DeepSeek, Stargate, and the new AI arms race
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re talking about DeepSeek, and how the open source AI model built by a Chinese startup h...
How Ciena keeps the internet online, with CEO Gary Smith
Mon, 27 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today, I’m talking with Gary Smith, CEO of the networking company Ciena. You probably aren’t fam...
How Ciena keeps the internet online, with CEO Gary Smith
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Gary Smith, CEO of the networking company Ciena. You probably aren’t fam...
How Meta's MAGA heel turn is a play for global power
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a messy couple of weeks for big tech companies as the second Trump administration kicks ...
Why CEO Matt Garman is willing to bet AWS on AI
Mon, 13 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today, I’m talking with Matt Garman, the CEO of Amazon Web Services. Matt took over as CEO last Ju...
Why CEO Matt Garman is willing to bet AWS on AI
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Matt Garman, the CEO of Amazon Web Services. Matt took over as CEO last Ju...
Studying online bad behavior was hard. It's going to get harder in Trump 2.0
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, Nilay here. We’re still on winter break; we’ll be back with brand-new Decoder interviews ...
Answering your biggest Decoder questions
Fri, 20 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Decoder team turns the tables on Nilay and makes him answer your burning listener questions in o...
Answering your biggest Decoder questions
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Decoder team turns the tables on Nilay and makes him answer your burning listener questions in o...
Tech antitrust is about to get really weird
Wed, 18 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today we’re talking about antitrust policy and tech, which is at a particularly weird moment as we...
Tech antitrust is about to get really weird
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re talking about antitrust policy and tech, which is at a particularly weird moment as we...
Arm CEO Rene Haas on the AI chip race, Intel, and what Trump means for tech
Mon, 16 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Alex Heath, Deputy Editor at The Verge, guest hosts this episode of Decoder featuring a live intervi...
Arm CEO Rene Haas on the AI chip race, Intel, and what Trump means for tech
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Heath, Deputy Editor at The Verge, guest hosts this episode of Decoder featuring a live intervi...
Platforms need the news, but they're killing it
Fri, 13 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We’ve been talking a lot this year about the changing internet, and what it’s doing to the media...
Platforms need the news, but they're killing it
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been talking a lot this year about the changing internet, and what it’s doing to the media...
Why every company wants a podcast now
Wed, 11 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
There’s something strange happening these days in the podcast world — in particular, the way com...
Why every company wants a podcast now
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s something strange happening these days in the podcast world — in particular, the way com...
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says conversational AI is the next web browser
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. Mustafa is a fascinating charac...
AI is a money pit — here’s why investors don’t mind
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI investment is massive, but AI profits are not — and yet investors seem confident massive AI fu...
Rewind: Bluesky CEO Jay Graber on the future of federated social media
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bluesky has really taken off since the election, and since the Decoder team took some time off for T...
GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani on the enduring power of the website
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I spoke with GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani live on stage last week at an event hosted by Alix Partners in...
Remix: Google Zero is here — now what?
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For nearly 20 years now, the web has been Google’s platform; we’ve all just lived on it. Google ...
Will the world end before I can retire?
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone, it’s Nilay — Decoder is on a short break this week. We’ll be back with a special...
How Trump’s second term could be bad for EVs, but great for Tesla
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re talking about Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Tesla — and I have to say, it feels like ...
Why the Grammys need to change, with CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
Mon, 11 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Harvey Mason, Jr is CEO of the Recording Academy, the nonprofit organization most famous for the Gra...
Why the Grammys need to change, with CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Harvey Mason, Jr is CEO of the Recording Academy, the nonprofit organization most famous for the Gra...
Return-to-office mandates are more than "backdoor layoffs"
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today, we’re talking about work. Specifically, where we work, how our expectations of working remo...
Return-to-office mandates are more than "backdoor layoffs"
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re talking about work. Specifically, where we work, how our expectations of working remo...
Why GM ditched CarPlay, with software boss Baris Cetinok
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Baris Cetinok, who is in charge of all the software in the cars that GM ma...
“It’s the First Amendment, stupid”
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump and a bunch of billionaires, like Elon Musk, are calling for the FCC to punish TV stations by ...
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on what founder mode really means
Mon, 28 Oct
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today, I’m talking with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who is only the second person to be on Decoder th...
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on what founder mode really means
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m talking with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who is only the second person to be on Decoder th...
The AI arms race to build digital god
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today, we’re going to try and figure out "digital god." I figured we’ve been doing Decoder long ...
The AI arms race to build digital god
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re going to try and figure out "digital god." I figured we’ve been doing Decoder long ...
Intuit asked us to delete part of this Decoder episode
Mon, 21 Oct
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today’s episode, well — it’s a ride. I’m talking to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi, who’s built...
Intuit asked us to delete part of this Decoder episode
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode, well — it’s a ride. I’m talking to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi, who’s built...
How influencers are changing advertising with Digitas CEO Amy Lanzi
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:01:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Today’s episode is a little different: Digitas CEO Amy Lanzi and I recorded this conversation live...